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I'm Brandon Taylor

A passionate enterprise platform engineer specializing in building scalable solutions and services tailored for the modern world.

Brandon Taylor
Fueled by Coffee, Driven by Ambition

Core Engineering & Technical Expertise

Cloud Infrastructure

Architecting and maintaining scalable cloud environments with AWS, Azure, and GCP, focusing on cost optimization, resilience, and automated provisioning through infrastructure-as-code practices.

DevOps & Automation

Implementing CI/CD workflows, configuration management, and observability pipelines that accelerate delivery, reduce human error, and promote reliability across complex systems.

Observability & Reliability Engineering

Building proactive monitoring, logging, and alerting systems with Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK to ensure visibility, performance insights, and rapid incident response.

Network Engineering

Designing secure and efficient network topologies with VLANs, VPNs, and firewalls to ensure high-performance connectivity across distributed systems.

Automation & Scripting

Creating automation tools and scripts using Python, Bash, and PowerShell to eliminate manual workflows and increase operational efficiency.

Cloud Security

Integrating security best practices across cloud environments—managing IAM, encryption, and compliance frameworks to safeguard assets and data.

Tool Stack

Brandon Taylor

Platform Engineer

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Work Experience

Professional Services / Cloud & Security Project Engineer
CisCom Solutions
Jul 2025 – Present
  • Led cloud migration projects, transitioning clients to Microsoft Azure & Entra ID.
  • Implemented Zero Trust security models to enhance organizational security postures.
  • Conducted security audits and compliance assessments for various industries.
  • Operated closely with clients to identify pain points, design solutions, and ensure a successful deployment.
  • Delivered training sessions and documentation to empower local IT teams.
Technical Services / System Engineer
CisCom Solutions
Feb 2025 – Jul 2025
  • Ensured penetration testing and vulnerability assessment continuity for client infrastructure.
  • BCDR planning and implementation for small to medium-sized businesses.
  • Managed and maintained virtualized environments using VMware and Hyper-V/Failover Clustering.
  • Configured and supported network infrastructure, including firewalls, switches, and routers.
  • Provided advanced troubleshooting and support for Windows Server environments.
Platform Engineer
LightChange Technologies
Jul 2022 – Feb 2025
  • Elevated Kubernetes environments by implementing best practices, resulting in 99.999% uptime.
  • Enhanced security posture by implementing Kubernetes RBAC roles and least privilege.
  • Led organizational efforts to expand DevOps service offerings to multiple customers, leading to an increased revenue of more than $150,000.
  • Migrated to Terraform resource definitions to enhance system portability and simplified maintenance.
  • Invented novel network scanning software that dedicated and reported unknown TLS certificates across networks.
  • Directed seamless migration to high resilience environment leveraging HA Proxy.
  • Augmented Bind9 to handle high-throughput DNS resolution for multiple Kentucky-based ISPs.
  • Performed on-premises Exchange migrations to Microsoft Exchange Online.
Manager, Support Services
Indiana University Southeast
Apr 2021 – Jul 2022
  • Developed widely used application that integrated and extended inventory system to subsidize several missing features.
  • Led team efforts to revolutionize ticket resolution strategies, resulting in a 52% reduction in ticket resolution time.
  • Achieved a historical low support request time-to-close of 2 minutes and 34 seconds.
  • Hired and mentored part-time staff, leading to a 43% increase in employee retention.
  • Orchestrated annual computer sales that reclaimed thousands of dollars in revenue, which allowed for equipment refreshment.
Project Manager
Indiana University Southeast
Nov 2016 – Apr 2021
  • Invented novel software that interacts with SCCM to automate device lifecycle management and department-based software compliance.
  • Leveraged automation technologies to improve the efficiency of student devices.
  • Managed campus-wide projects for refactoring room design, improved student engagement, and more.
  • Introduced the upgrade of software that reduced the ecological footprint of the university's electric by 10-20%.
  • Introduced and reviewed device policies that cut printer-related support requests by 50%.
Network Analyst
Data Strategy
Aug 2014 – Nov 2016
  • Wrote an in-house software similar to Intune, leveraging Go and Batch scripting, to automate system cloning, directly integrating with Active Directory.
  • Spearheaded the upkeep of internal systems which eliminated internal support requests entirely.
  • Monitored and analyzed customer systems and prevented 4 disaster-level events.
  • Performed onsite services, such as the replacement of UPS batteries, and rerouting cabling for networking closets.

Education

Informatics
Indiana University Southeast
Jan 2016 – Feb 2025
GPA 3.95
Information Technology / Security
Ivy Tech Community College
May 2012 – May 2015
GPA 3.75

Skills

Platforms

  • Microsoft Azure
  • Kubernetes
  • Docker
  • Linux
  • Windows Server
  • HA Proxy
  • Ansible
  • RabbitMQ
  • Redis

Languages

  • JavaScript
  • Go
  • Python
  • Bash

Frameworks

  • Node
  • Vue
  • Nuxt
  • React
  • Next

Other

  • CI/CD
  • MongoDB
  • PostgreSQL
  • Cosmos DB

Projects

CertHunter

Nuxt 3 | MongoDB | Containerized
Novel software that scans both IPv4 and IPv6 networks and reports any discovered TLS certificates.

IT Inventory

React | PostgreSQL
Intranet web application that connects to Samanage inventory and augmented with missing features, such as duplicate item detection, non-compliance checking, and more.

Monolith

Nuxt 4 | MongoDB | Containerized
Software-as-a-Service solution that provides simple but powerful opt-in features for MSP customers.